Dr. Tohru Fukuyama
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Tohru Fukuyama: born in 1948 in Anjo, Japan. Nagoya University (B.A., 1971), Harvard University (Ph.D., 1977, Prof. Yoshito Kishi), Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (1977-1978, Prof. Kishi), Assistant Professor (1978-1982), Associate Professor (1982-1988), Professor (1988-1995), Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Professor (1995-2012), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Professor (2012-2013), Designated Professor (2013-2018), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya University. A number of awards including ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2004) and Medal with Purple Ribbon.